ISSN 1517-7076 artigo 11764, pp.1032-1044, 2016
Autor Responsável: Gladis Camarini Data de envio: 07/03/2016 Data de aceite: 01/07/2016
10.1590/S1517-707620160004.0095
Effect of wood particle treatment on the properties of gypsum plaster pastes and composites
Leandro Shiroma 1, Gladis Camarini
2,
Antonio Ludovico Beraldo 1
1 FEAGRI, UNICAMP, Av. Cândido Rondon, 501 - Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas - SP, CEP 13083-875
e-mail: [email protected] 2 FEC, UNICAMP, Rua Saturnino de Brito, 224, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-889
e-mail: [email protected]
ABSTRACT
In this work the performance of gypsum plaster and wood particle in pastes and composites was investigated.
Wood particles of fineness 0.42 mm and 1.20 mm were employed. Natural wood particles and the treated
ones in cold or hot water (80 °C) were performed. The effects of the extractives solutions from the treatments
applied to the wood particles on wood-gypsum compatibility were studied. For pastes and composites, water-
to-gypsum ratio was 0.65. Wood particles-to-gypsum plaster ratios were 5%, 10% and 15%, in mass. Kinet-
ics of temperature, mechanical performance and dynamic elasticity modulus by ultrasound measurements
were applied to evaluate the gypsum plaster pastes and its composites behaviors. Results show that the ex-
tractive solutions changed the time of gypsum plaster hydration, being more sensitive to hot water treatment.
The composites compressive strength increase with the wood particles pretreatment. The best result was to
room temperature treatment. The same performance was found to the modulus of elasticity. Treatments have
improved significantly the flexural strength. The best wood particle content was 10%. These results show the
possibility of using this wood waste with an easy and simple treatment to make eco-efficient building materi-
als.
Keywords: Gypsum plaster, wood particle, composite, ultrasound, kinetics of temperature.
1. INTRODUCTION
Gypsum plaster is a calcium sulfate dehydrate (CaSO4·2H2O) which is explored in different countries and its
applications were widespread all over the world. Gypsum can be used in both natural and burnt forms. Natu-
ral gypsum is used in agriculture and for Portland cement production. Calcined gypsum is used to produce
hemihydrates, extensively employed in buildings, ceramics and medical industries [1]. In the world there is a
large amount of gypsum ore and Brazil has significant reserves located in the North, Northeast and Center-
West of the country, being the largest gypsum producer in South America with 3,7 Mt, representing 2.5% of
the world production, and placed at 10th
global producer [2].
The gypsum plaster supply chain has low energy consumption and CO2 emission compared to those
related to lime and Portland cement. Gypsum plaster products are fire resistant, cheaper, having thermal
properties and it is easy to assemble [3]. However, gypsum plaster based composites are brittle matrixes and
fibers can be used to improve this property. Another difficulty in using gypsum plaster is the quantity of
waste produced due to the short period of setting times [4, 5].
In Brazil, the wood industry uses reforestation wood (Pinus caribea or Eucalyptus) to produce furni-
ture, pencil, plates for building construction, pallets and other applications. The pallet industry produces
around 2,000 tons per month of wood waste, mainly from P. caribaea, harvest from reforestation. The waste
generated is composed of homogeneous particles due to the standardization of the tree cutting to produce the
pallets. As reported, wood particle size is very important regarding to their chemical compatibility with the
inorganic binders [6]. Unfortunately, these wastes are burnt or landfilled, which causes environmental prob-
lems such as air pollution, emission of greenhouse gases and occupation of useful land.
The disposal of wood particles has received increasing attention in recent years and new applications
have been tried to give value to this waste. These applications can be the gypsum plaster composites produc-
tion which has been studied since the 1980s [7, 8]. In the beginning, due to the light weight, good sound and
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thermal insulation properties, the products were used in interior wall and ceiling panels [7]. As an eco-
friendly binder, gypsum plaster has been recognized to make new composites with wastes, and particularly,
wood wastes.
Due to the amount of waste and its conditions, mainly the homogeneity of its composition, this wood
particles are properly for using to make gypsum plaster composites for building applications, as components
and also as plasterboards for ceiling and wall partitions.
However, inorganic binders and wood particles composite show several drawbacks. As a natural ma-
terial the wood particle has a cellular structure with different proportions of inhibitory substances, e.g. cellu-
lose, hemicelluloses, lignin and several extractives, and most of them dissolves in water and disturbs the gyp-
sum plaster crystallization. The hydration of gypsum plaster in contact with natural wood particles can be
improved by treating the wood particles or by using some additives. In the most of the cases, wood particles
pretreatment is mandatory, allowing to obtain wood more suitable for composites production with inorganic
binders [9].
Wood particles can be obtained from several sources, showing different chemical composition, and it
is expected that their reaction with gypsum plaster can significantly differ [10, 11]. And also, the high water
absorption capacity when employing wood particles changes the properties of the binder in the fresh state.
Despite that, Costa et al. [12] studied reinforced gypsum plaster composites with sugar cane bagasse
fibers. They concluded that the best results were obtained at 1% and 2% (in weight) of fiber levels.
The behavior of the sisal fibers-gypsum plaster composite was studied by OLIVARES et al. [13], em-
ploying a non-destructive test by ultrasound. It was concluded that this technique was efficient for evaluating
the material performance.
In the present paper, we investigated the performance of a commercial gypsum plaster (β-hemihydrate
- HH) mixed with the extractive solutions from wood particles (WP) treatments and the evaluation of WP-
gypsum plaster (WP-HH) composites to be employed as components, or as plates for buildings.
2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
At first, WP was treated with water at room temperature (RT) and at 80 °C (HW). The extractive solutions
from the treatments applied to the WP were used in gypsum plaster pastes production. In a second step, com-
posite from gypsum plaster and treated WP were produced. Figure 1 shows the proposed approach of this
experimental work.
2.1 Materials
2.1.1 Commercial gypsum plaster (HH)
Commercial gypsum plaster was employed as a binder (Table 1). It was a -hemihydrate (HH) used in the
plaster industry for producing components and in buildings as renderings.
2.1.2 Wood Particles (WP)
WP was supplied by a factory of wooden pallets obtained from Pine trees. WP was separated by sieving in
two sizes: 0.42 mm and 1.20 mm. These dimensions were chosen according to previous studies performed
with thermoplastic composites [14, 15]. These fractions were used to prepare the extractive solutions and for
making the composites for testing. The physical properties results of WP and HH are given in Table 1 [16,
17,18].
WP was employed (i) in natura (Nat) (without treatment), (ii) treated with water at room temperature
(RT) and (iii) treated with water at 80 °C (HW). Aqueous treatments were employed to obtain the extractive
solutions, aiming to verify their influence on HH pastes and on WP-HH composites.
WP was soaked in water for 2 hours, for each treatment. The particle content in the water was 5%,
10% and 15%, by mass. After 2 hours the extractive solution (S) was poured into a filter to separate of the
WP. These extractive solutions from both WP sizes were used as mixing water to produce the HH pastes
aiming to study their influence on setting times, by surveying the kinetics of temperature evaluation (varia-
tion of the hydration temperature across the time).
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Figure 1: Experimental approach
Table 1: Physical properties of wood particles (WP) and gypsum plaster (HH).
Material Particle size
(mm)
Bulk density
(kg/m3)
Specific gravity
(kg/m3)
Fineness modu-
lus
WP 0.42 220 1,200 -
1.20 140 1,110 -
HH - 610 2,550 1.02
2.2 Mix design and curing
2.2.1 Gypsum plaster pastes
Gypsum plaster pastes were manually prepared with water and the extractive solutions (S) from the WP
treatments. The water-to-gypsum plaster ratio (w/gp) and the solution-to-gypsum plaster ratio (S/gp) were
0.65 (Table 2).
These gypsum plaster pastes were used to determine the kinetics of temperature and the influence of
the extractive solutions on their setting times.
Results and Discussion
Materials
Wood particles
(WP)
Commercial Gypsum plaster
(HH)
WP treatments:
In natura (Nat) (no treatment)
Water: 23 °C (RT) and 80 °C (HW)
Methods
Kinetics of temperature Gypsum plaster + solutions
(pastes)
Gypsum plaster + WP
(composites)
Density
Ultrasound pulse velocity (UPV)
Compressive strength
Flexural strength
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Table 2: Gypsum plaster pastes
Material WP particle
treatment
Pastes WPW
(%)
Particle dimen-
sion (mm)
w/g S/gp
Gypsum Plas-
ter Pastes
- Plaster 0 - 0.65 -
Water at room
temperature
(RT)
RT5-1 5
0.42
-
0.65 RT10-1 10 -
RT-15-1 15 -
Hot water - 80
°C (HW)
HW5-1 5
0.42
-
0.65 HW10-1 10 -
HW15-1 15 -
Room tempera-
ture (RT)
RT5-2 5
1.20
-
0.65 RT10-2 10 -
RT-15-2 15 -
Hot water - 80
°C (HW)
HW5-2 5
1.20
-
0.65 HW10-2 10 -
HW15-2 15 -
2.2.2 WP-gypsum plaster (WP-HH) composites
The WP-HH composite mixtures are detailed in Table 3. The mixtures were manually prepared. After
demolding (24 hours), the specimens were placed in an oven to dry at 60 °C, until constant mass. After dry-
ing, WP-HH composites were tested. Density, flexural strength, compressive strength, and dynamic modulus
of elasticity by ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) were evaluated.
Table 3: WP-HH mixtures
Material WP treatments Composites WP
(%)
WP dimension
(mm)
w/gp
Gypsum Plaster - Plaster 0 - 0.65
WP
Natural
Cnat5 5
1.20
0.65 Cnat10 10
Cnat15 15
Water at room
temperature
(RT)
CRT5 5
1.20
0.65 CRT10 10
CRT-15 15
Hot water - 80
°C (HW)
CHW5 5
1.20
0.65 CHW10 10
CHW15 15
2.3 Testing methods
2.3.1 Kinetics of temperature
In the fresh state the hydration of the pastes was determined by means of temperature development due to the
exothermic hydration reactions. The temperature variations in the mixture, through the release of heat, indi-
cate the beginning and the end of setting [19].
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The equipment was a pseudo adiabatic system in which the studied mixtures are placed in order to iso-
late them from the external environment (Fig. 2). The temperature was measured by thermocouples (Pt 100)
placed inside the mixtures. Temperature variations are recorded by a datalogger Field Logger Novus with
four reading channels [20].
Figure 2: Scheme of the pseudo adiabatic calorimeter.
From these curves, it was possible to measure the maximum temperature reached during gypsum plas-
ter hydration and the setting times (initial and final). RIDGE [19] found that from these curves it is possible
to determine the initial setting times when the rate of temperature increase is 0.1 °C/min; final setting times is
detected when the rate of temperature increasing is less than 0.1 °C/min.
2.4 Density
The density of the composites was determined by the mass per unit of volume of the material. To calculate
this physical property the weight and dimensions were determined on prismatic specimens (40 mm x 40 mm
x 160 mm).
2.5 Flexural and compressive strengths
Prismatic specimens (40 mm x 40 mm x 160 mm) were molded for flexural and compressive strength tests
(Figure 3a and 3b). Compressive strength was performed in the halves from the flexural strength test [21].
Three prismatic specimens were molded for the flexural strength. Compressive strength was determined on
six halves from the flexural strength test specimens. A universal testing machine Versa Tester with 150 kN
capacity was used. The maximum loads were recorded and flexural and compressive strengths were calculat-
ed.
2.6 Dynamic modulus of elasticity
The dynamic modulus of elasticity was determined by the ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) in cylindrical
specimens (50 mm diameter and 100 mm high). After molding, the specimens tops were withdrawn to allow
the UPV measurements (Figure 3c). The equipment was a BP7 – Steinkamp, with contact transducers with
exponential section, and 45 kHz of resonant frequency.
UPV was obtained by the wave propagation across the time (minutes) by positioning the transducers
at the ends of the specimens until the time value remained constant (Figure 3c). To guarantee the results to all
the mixture, the signal was taken until 130 min after mixing.
With the UPV results and the composites densities, the dynamic modulus of elasticity (Ed) was deter-
mined (Equation 1).
Ed = ρ* UPV2*10
-9 (1)
Where: Ed = dynamic modulus of elasticity (GPa), ρ = density (kg/m3), and UPV = ultrasonic pulse
velocity (m/s).
Datalogger
Thermocouples
Specimen
Styrofoam container
Styrofoam cup
Polyurethane foam
Datalogger
Thermocouples
Specimen
Styrofoam container
Styrofoam cup
Polyurethane foam
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2.7 Statistical analysis
The results were statistically analyzed by using the software Statgraphics Centurion XIV. The analysis of
variance (ANOVA) was applied in order to evaluate the effects of the particle treatments (Nat, RT and HW)
and the effect of the particle content (5%, 10% and 15%) on the properties of the gypsum plaster paste and
the WP-HH composites. Averages were compared with Tukey test at the 99% level of statistical probability.
Figure 3: Tests performed: (a) flexural strength, (b) compressive strength, and (c) UPV
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The results allow detecting: (i) the influence of the extractive solutions on gypsum plaster pastes and (ii) the
WP influence on gypsum plaster composites properties.
3.1 Gypsum plaster pastes
3.1.1 Kinetics of temperature
In the first step, it was evaluated the changes produced by the WP extractives on the gypsum plaster kinetics
of temperature.
3.1.1.1 Room temperature (RT) solutions
Figures 4 and 5 show the kinetics of temperature of gypsum plaster pastes produced with WP extractive solu-
tions at room temperature (RT) from the sizes 0.42 mm and 1.20 mm, respectively.
Results show a delay on the HH hydration with WP extractive solutions obtained by 0.42 mm WP size.
The setting times were long as the WP content increases, denoting that this delay depends on the extractives
content [22].
Figure 4: Kinetics of temperature results of HH paste with RT solutions from WP of 0.42 mm
Room Temperature - 0.42mm
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
230
240
250
260
270
280
Time (min)
Te
mp
era
ture
(°C
)
Gypsum plaster
RT5-1
RT10-1
RT15-1
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Figure 5: Kinetics of temperature results of HH paste with RT solutions from WP of 1.20 mm
The maximum temperature reached by the mixtures was similar (near of 50 °C) (Figure 4), but they
were lower than the reference (gypsum plaster).
The solution from the coarser WP (1.20 mm) had the same behavior (Figure 5).
3.1.1.2 Hot water (HW) solutions
WP treatment with hot water (HW) changed significantly the HH kinetics of temperature showing the influ-
ence of the treated WP extractives on the HH hydration (Figures 6 and 7).
Figure 6: Kinetics of temperature results of HH paste with HW solutions from WP of 0.42 mm
Room Temperature - 1.2mm
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
10
0
11
0
12
0
13
0
14
0
15
0
16
0
17
0
18
0
19
0
20
0
21
0
22
0
23
0
24
0
25
0
26
0
27
0
28
0
Time (min)
Te
mp
era
ture
(°C
)
Gypsum plaster
RT5-2
RT10-2
RT15-2
Hot Water (80 °C) - 0.42mm
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
230
240
250
260
270
280
Time (min)
Tem
pera
ture
(°C
)
Gypsum plaster
HW5-1
HW10-1
HW15-1
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Figure 7: Kinetics of temperature results of HH paste with HW solutions from WP of 1.20 mm
The initial setting time increased for all of the mixtures. The higher the WP content the smaller the
temperature reached. Longer gypsum plaster setting times were observed for higher extractive solution con-
centration.
The kinetics of temperature of the mixtures with higher WP extractive concentration (15%) were sig-
nificantly modified with respect to the other ones, denoting that HW treatment was more effective than envi-
ronmental treatment (RT) for extracting wood chemical compounds.
3.2 WP-HH composites
3.2.1 Density
Except for the composite of gypsum and wood in natura particles at 5% (Cnat5), all of them showed density
smaller than those ones of the reference (gypsum plaster) (Figure 8). The same results were obtained by
Chinta et al. [23] on the properties of natural fibers on gypsum plaster composites.
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
Gypsum
plaster
Cnat5 Cnat10 Cnat15 CRT5 CRT10 CRT15 CHW5 CHW10 CHW15
Gypsum plaster composites
De
ns
ity
(k
g/m
³)
Nat = in natura; RT = treated at room temperature; HW = treated at 80 °C.
Figure 8: Density results of the WP-HH composites
Hot Water (80 °C) - 1.2mm
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
0 15 30 45 60 75 90 105
120
135
150
165
180
195
210
225
240
255
270
285
Time (min)
Tem
pera
ture
(°C
)
Gypsum plaster
HW5-2
HW10-2
HW15-2
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The higher wood particle ratio the lower the composite density. Treatments applied to the WP de-
crease the composites density, probably because WP porosity increases, enhancing the water consumption at
the moment of the mixture with the gypsum plaster [7].
3.2.1 Ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV)
Figures 9, 10 and 11 show the UPV across the time of the WP-HH composites named: in natura (Nat), WP
treated with water at room temperature (RT) and treated with hot water (HW), respectively.
Figure 9: UPV across the time for WP-HH composites from particles in natura (CNat)
Figure 10: UPV across the time for WP-HH composites from WP treated at room temperature (RT)
UPV - In natura (no treatment)
0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
1,2
1,4
1,6
1,8
2
0 30 60 90 120 130
Time (min)
Velo
cit
y (
km
/s) Gypsum plaster
CNat5
CNat10
CNat15
UPV - Room Temperature
0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
1,2
1,4
1,6
1,8
2
0 30 60 90 120 130
Time (min)
Velo
cit
y (
km
/s) Gypsum plaster
CRT5
CRT10
CRT15
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Figure 11: UPV across the time for WP-gypsum composites from WP treated at 80 °C (HW)
For CNat curves (Figure 9) the results in the first minutes are similar for gypsum plaster and CNat5,
followed by CNat10 and CNat 15. After 30 min, the UPV stabilizes at the steady state and the UPV across
the time for the gypsum plaster was 1.80 km/s, followed by CNat5, CNat15 and CNat10. There was no sig-
nificant difference between CNat5 and CNat15, both showing UPV of 1.70 km/s.
For the CRT composite curves (Figure 10) there is no significant statistical difference on UPV for all
of the WP content. The UPV results were similar and after 120 minutes the UPV stabilizes at 1.80 km/s - the
same maximum UPV value reached by the gypsum plaster reference.
For the CHW composite curves (Figure 11) there is a clear tendency that as higher the WP contents
the smaller UPV. HW treatment seems to be not efficient enough to properly remove the wood extractives, as
reported by others authors [24, 25].
3.2.2 Dynamic modulus of elasticity (Ed)
The dynamic modulus of elasticity (Ed) was calculated by using the results of density of WP-gypsum plaster
composites and the UPV, evaluated after the steady state (120 min), by using equation 1 (Figure 12). Except
for the CNat5, Ed decreases with the WP treatments. As the WP content increase, the Ed decreases according
to the ranking: Gypsum plaster > CNat > CRT > CHW. This reduction on Ed show the decrease on stiffness
with the fiber addition.
3.2.2 Compressive and flexural strengths
Figure 13 shows the composites compressive and flexural strengths of all WP-HH composites. For the com-
posites with WP in natura (Cnat) there were no significant statistical differences of compressive strength
according to its content. However, compressive strength was 40% lower than those of the gypsum plaster
(7.1 MPa). The composite compressive strength with WP treated at room temperature (RT) and with 10%
and 15% addition was closer to the reference ones (Plaster).
Flexural strength was also lower than those of the gypsum plaster (3.2 MPa), especially for 15% of
natural WP addition (1.4 MPa). However, for the treated WP at 10% and 15% contents the flexural strength
was closer to the reference ones. DAI e FAN [7] found similar results on gypsum-plaster sawdust composites.
The mechanical performance of WP-HH composite can be affected by the poor interface between WP
and gypsum plaster, and by the high water content in the WP due to its high water absorption [7, 26].
COQUARD et al. [27] reported that water could infiltrate between the crystals and weaken the gyp-
sum plaster structure. This may be the reason of the lowest mechanical performance with HW pretreatment.
UPV - Hot Water
0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
1,2
1,4
1,6
1,8
2
0 30 60 90 120 130
Time (min)
Velo
cit
y (
km
/s) Gypsum plaster
CHW5
CHW10
CHW15
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0
0,5
1
1,5
2
2,5
3
3,5
4
4,5
Gypsum
plaster
Cnat5 Cnat10 Cnat15 CRT5 CRT10 CRT15 CHW5 CHW10 CHW15
Gypsum plaster composites
Dyn
am
ic M
od
ulu
s o
f E
lasti
cit
y (
GP
a)
Nat = in natura; RT = treated at room temperature; HW = treated at 80 °C.
Figure 12: Dynamic modulus of elasticity of the WP-gypsum plaster composites
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Gypsum
plaster
Cnat5 Cnat10 Cnat15 CRT5 CRT10 CRT15 CHW5 CHW10 CHW15
Gypsum plaster composites
Str
en
gth
(M
Pa)
Compressive strength (Mpa)
Flexural strength (Mpa)
Nat = in natura; RT = treated at room temperature; HW = treated at 80 °C.
Figure 13: Compressive and flexural strengths of WP-gypsum plaster composites
The requirements of compressive strength for burnt clay bricks according to Brazilian Standard [28]
should be higher than 1,5 MPa. The results obtained in this research show that all of the wood particles-
gypsum plaster composites exceed the minimum value required by that Standard. This show a good possibil-
ity to use this waste to make gypsum plaster composites for buildings, giving a better destination to the wood
particles.
4. CONCLUSIONS
The aim of this experimental study was to analyze the performance of gypsum plaster pastes and of their
composites with WP, the effect of the extractive solutions from WP treatment (evaluated in pastes) and the
composites made with the treated WP.
Based on the results of this work the following conclusions can be drawn.
- The kind of treatment applied on WP and the resulting extractives changed the gypsum plaster kinetics of
temperature.
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- Wood extractives increased plaster setting times and they were longer for higher WP content.
- WP treatments changed the composites UPV and their mechanical behavior. The best result was obtained
for the composite produced with WP treated with water at room temperature (RT).
- The stiffness of the WP-HH composites diminished with WP content, showing a less brittle material.
- Composites compressive strength were higher than the minimum required by the Brazilian Standard for
burnt clay bricks. This is indicative that this material can be used to make building components.
The use of gypsum plaster and its composite with WP keep the principles of sustainability and eco-
efficiency, because gypsum plaster production needs a low energy and it is a binder with low CO2 emission.
By using WP is also an important strategy of CO2 storage.
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors thank the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).
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